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abc's akiko fujita joins us from narita, japan. so, how are the japanese people dealing with news of the leak? >> reporter: what we're seeing out in the stores is any indication, not dealing with it very well. we've heard of panic buying, even in tokyo, which you just heard is 170 miles south of the reactor. we have heard reports of stores being sold out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans. essentially any emergency materials. we've also heard of grocery stores, their shelves being cleared. keep in mind that food and water was already in short supply immediately after the quake hit. people went out to the stores to stock up. now, with reports of the explosion today, people are adding to that panic. >> and, akiko, considering that the wind is blowing from the plant in your direction, meaning towards tokyo, how concerned are officials there about all this radiation spreading? >> reporter: well, you know, officials are trying to walk that fine line between showing a calm face and also monitoring it very closely. i mean, clearly
abc's akiko fujita joins us from narita, japan. so, how are the japanese people dealing with news of the leak? >> reporter: what we're seeing out in the stores is any indication, not dealing with it very well. we've heard of panic buying, even in tokyo, which you just heard is 170 miles south of the reactor. we have heard reports of stores being sold out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans. essentially any emergency materials. we've also heard of grocery stores, their shelves being...
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abc's akiko fujita, in osaka. thank you so much. >>> officials say low levels of radiation from japan could reach california by tomorrow. but they say it will be well within the limits considered safe. but just to make sure, the epa is sending 40 additional radiation air monitors to pacific states and territories. officials say they want americans to see for themselves that the radioactive material from japan will, in fact, dissipa dissipate. >>> the situation in japan is changing by the minute. we'll have a complete update, coming up later on "good morning america." >>> in libya this morning, where four "new york times" reporters are now missing. pulitzer prize winner, anthony shadid, steven farrell, tyler hicks, and lindsay addario, went missing on tuesday. >>> and britain's prince william has gotten a firsthand look at the earthquake damage in christchurch, new zealand. he's on a tour, offering well-wishes to the victims of last month's quake. and will also meet australian flood victims, too. the future king ca
abc's akiko fujita, in osaka. thank you so much. >>> officials say low levels of radiation from japan could reach california by tomorrow. but they say it will be well within the limits considered safe. but just to make sure, the epa is sending 40 additional radiation air monitors to pacific states and territories. officials say they want americans to see for themselves that the radioactive material from japan will, in fact, dissipa dissipate. >>> the situation in japan is...
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abc's akiko fujita, live in japan for us this morning. thanks for that report. >>> we've been showing you the scope and magnitude of the destruction in japan. really, on an epic scale. >> that's right. that word epic can describe the tsunami that caused most of the destruction. some new demonstrations of its power, now, from our david muir. >> reporter: this new video shows a tidal wave is hardly just an oversized beach wave. while a regular wave lasts a few seconds and recedes, you can see here, the tsunami just keeps coming and coming. lasting 50 minutes or more. a literal wall of water, swallowing everything in its path. these pictures were taken friday, near the town of miyako. and farther down the coast, the sirens went off at 3:00 p.m. residents had 11 minutes to reach higher ground, before that giant water of wall arrived and leveled their town. that so many made it to safety, is a testament to japan's tsunami warning system here. >> imagine what it would have been without such a warning system in place. it would be far worse than
abc's akiko fujita, live in japan for us this morning. thanks for that report. >>> we've been showing you the scope and magnitude of the destruction in japan. really, on an epic scale. >> that's right. that word epic can describe the tsunami that caused most of the destruction. some new demonstrations of its power, now, from our david muir. >> reporter: this new video shows a tidal wave is hardly just an oversized beach wave. while a regular wave lasts a few seconds and...
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we want to turn things over to akiko fujita, our correspondent in japan. good morning, akiko. are you hearing anything about the extent of the damage? i know it's pandemonium and chaos, not surprisingly, but are you hearing anything about the damage of all this may be? >> reporter: it's interesting. we were just mentioning some of the aftershocks. as i'm sitting here talking to you, we've gotten quite a lot of aftershocks since that first quake hit just before 3:00. you mentioned the images we've been seeing, these homes being washed away on the northern coast of japan. you know, we can say that the closest city, the closest largest city is sendai, about a million people living there. obviously, that is not where we're seeing the tsunami, but we do know that magnitude 8.8 earthquake, tsunami measuring 13 feet. >> my goodness. >> reporter: really just dramatic images that we're seeing out of nkh, the same footage in new york you're monitoring at the footage, the sheer panic people are feeling. you are still in the abc building in tokyo on the sixth floor. is it tough to sit the
we want to turn things over to akiko fujita, our correspondent in japan. good morning, akiko. are you hearing anything about the extent of the damage? i know it's pandemonium and chaos, not surprisingly, but are you hearing anything about the damage of all this may be? >> reporter: it's interesting. we were just mentioning some of the aftershocks. as i'm sitting here talking to you, we've gotten quite a lot of aftershocks since that first quake hit just before 3:00. you mentioned the...
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akiko fujita joins us from tokyo this morning. akiko, what is the latest? >> reporter: we are getting new numbers. we now know there are 18 people confirmed dead. that's from our partner out here, nhk. 18 people confirmed dead. and 60 people injured in tokyo alone. keep in mind that tokyo is hours away from the epicenter. 60 people injured in tokyo. we're not getting numbers out of northern japan where the epicenter was. but the numbers expected to be much larger there. 44 fires recorded in 6 prefectures in japan. and the images, just incredible. we just saw, as we were tracking our partner, nhk, out here, video out of sendai airport. that's a major city near the epicenter. the waves, water, just flooded out there. and tsunami warnings in effect throughout that region. >> akiko, in addition to being our abc correspondent. you lived through this earthquake. you were there at work. this happened in the middle of a work day, on friday afternoon. hitting at 2:36 on friday afternoon. tell us as a firsthand account of living through it what happened. >> reporter:
akiko fujita joins us from tokyo this morning. akiko, what is the latest? >> reporter: we are getting new numbers. we now know there are 18 people confirmed dead. that's from our partner out here, nhk. 18 people confirmed dead. and 60 people injured in tokyo alone. keep in mind that tokyo is hours away from the epicenter. 60 people injured in tokyo. we're not getting numbers out of northern japan where the epicenter was. but the numbers expected to be much larger there. 44 fires recorded...
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our reporter akiko fujita is there. give us the latest, akiko? >> reporter: this say country in a state of shock. 200 confirmed deaths. that's the official toll. clearly a conservative number. you mentioned the reports with tens of thousands of people missing. we actually come to you from the bureau this is one safe spot, cell phone reception is out. internet service is spotty. all throughout japan. we have gotten reports of a passenger plane missing in in the coastal area, 200 to 300 bodies found on the northeastern coast. that's an estimation, but we're getting the number as they come in. >> of course, it's still the middle of the night in japan, the numbers are certain to climb as day breaks. what can you tell us now about the very dangerous situation with the nuclear reactor? >> reporter: that's right, it's 50 miles south of the epicenter in an area an area called fukushima. there's a huge concern out there right now. we should also say, you know, in the cities, it's really, one, train service has all but started up again. you imagine, in jap
our reporter akiko fujita is there. give us the latest, akiko? >> reporter: this say country in a state of shock. 200 confirmed deaths. that's the official toll. clearly a conservative number. you mentioned the reports with tens of thousands of people missing. we actually come to you from the bureau this is one safe spot, cell phone reception is out. internet service is spotty. all throughout japan. we have gotten reports of a passenger plane missing in in the coastal area, 200 to 300...